Business News of Friday, 30 January 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe July–December 2025 Half-Yearly Report, released on January 29, 2026, by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), has shown that Ghana lost an estimated GH¢345 million. This figure includes GH¢25 million in Value Added Tax (VAT) collected from port users but not remitted to the government. Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng stated that the assessment revealed LCB had been granted an exclusive nationwide monopoly to provide disinfection services at all ports of entry. The Ghana Health Service has until March 31, 2026, to submit its Integrity Plan, outlining corrective actions and a reorganisation of the ports disinfection programme to prevent abuse and improve transparency and accountability. The OSP estimates that its intervention has saved the state about GH¢345 million, comprising GH¢120 million in avoided costs, GH¢25 million in VAT and statutory revenue preserved or expected to be recovered, and GH¢200 million in future losses averted.

Source: GhanaWeb January 30, 2026 15:23 UTC